unjustified
adjective
un·jus·ti·fied
ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfīd 
: not justified: such as
a
: not demonstrably correct or judicious : not warranted or appropriate
unjustified anger
an unjustified punishment
b
: not spaced to be even
unjustified lines of text
an unjustified margin
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Patrick Hendry, the president of the Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents NYPD officers, believes the charges against Alongi and Cianfrocco are unjustified and unfair.
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
This reaction isn’t entirely unjustified when examining most of the 80-proof bottles on the market.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tesla hired a trio of prominent new lawyers and asked a judge to find the verdict legally unjustified and throw out the case, or to order a new trial.
—Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, drew global outrage as leaders viewed it as unprompted and unjustified.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
This reaction isn’t entirely unjustified when examining most of the 80-proof bottles on the market.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tesla hired a trio of prominent new lawyers and asked a judge to find the verdict legally unjustified and throw out the case, or to order a new trial.
—Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, drew global outrage as leaders viewed it as unprompted and unjustified.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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